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“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10

Jesus told us that Satan is the liar, the murderer, and the thief (John 8:44; 10:10, etc.). He has no end to the ways he seduces and steals resources away from the glorifying God. He has no end to the ways he seduces and steals resources away from the glorification of God. Are sin and Satan robbing you and robbing Christ’s body and His Gospel mission through you?

When we are not wholly submitted to the LORD, Satan is stealing, robbing from us and from God’s kingdom.

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

It’s only in submitting to God afresh, in true repentance, that Satan is put away from us – he ceases having legal right to steal, to kill, and to destroy.

Monthly, millions of dollars pour into those types of conservative groups…. And much of that money is coming from professing Christians. It’s befuddling how anyone naming the name of Christ can support such temporal, non-eternal focused political groups and causes and not support the eternal, “the everlasting Gospel” of Jesus Christ (Revelation 14:6). The LORD is not going to reward anyone for giving to a political cause. No, He’s going to hold us accountable for not laying up treasure in Heaven by supporting HIS unchanging Gospel truth – for the teaching and preaching of it! (Matthew 6:19-21; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20, etc.). The eternal souls of men are at stake and God has called all who name the name of Jesus to support the preaching of His true Gospel, to do it! Ever heard of the Great Commission command of Christ, at the end of each of the four Gospels? Where is your heart? “For WHERE your treasure is, THERE will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21).

So, when one gives to a political cause, WHERE does his heart go? – It goes to the temporal fight for freedom, etc…. instead of his heart being vested into our LORD’s eternal Gospel.

REMEMBER, the conservative pundits who’ve been pumping people with such positivity and promises…. they also have created a gig to draw people to follow and support them. So, they have to keep the circus wheels rolling. But are they misleading their audience? The Gospel is the only thing that is eternal. Let’s support God’s Word, the preaching of the Gospel saints. “WE are labourers TOGETHER with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:9)

Jesus commands His Gospel workers to:

1) Feed and equip His sheep “for the work of the ministry” (John 21:15-17; Ephesians 4:11-12, etc.), and

2) To “preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15, etc.).

There are so many who spend more time, money, and energy on political causes than they do on the eternal Gospel, the eternal souls of men!

How can we possibly neglect ministering to Christ’s body, “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”? (1 Peter 2:9)

The way we spend our money is a direct reflection of the priorities of our heart! (Matthew 6:21) It reveals much.

“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” Revelation 2:4-5

Jesus died for people, not politics or pets! If your love for people has waxed cold, it’s because your love for Christ has waxed cold (Matthew 24:10-13; John 13:35; 1 John 4:14-15; 5:1, etc.).

The cold in heart turn a deaf ear and the blind eye to the needs of others because they’re consumed with the love of self (Proverbs 24:10-12).

Do They Matter to You? Do the saints and lost sinners matter?

(God) Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. 8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” 1 Timothy 2:4-6

The remnant of Christ’s elect are known in that they are testifying of Him! They are declaring “the word of their testimony” of how Jesus has forgiven, washed, and saved them into His eternal family (Revelation 12:11). They are actively saying “Come”

“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” Revelation 22:17

“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Matthew 24:10-14

If you are a born again believer, you have been made by the LORD a “new creature.”

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

The remnant saints of Christ are revealed in that they are doing His bidding, His Gospel work – and no other! They are not drawn away to waste their time and resources on temporal causes. Beware.

Gospel outposts don’t receive support to push a political agenda or secure liberty for a temporal nation. No, they are the very “labourers” Jesus told us to pray to the Father to send forth and they are about the “Father’s business” of feeding and equipping His sheep and winning the lost to His kingdom (Matthew 9:35-38; Luke 2:49). It is our opportunity and privilege to pour into Christ, to His eternal work in the hearts and lives of men. He puts these ministries right under our noses for an opportunity to lay up treasure in heaven and not waste our resources (2 Corinthians 9:6-11). He’s watching you. He knows exactly, to the penny, every bit of earthly wealth you temporarily possess and will judge you accordingly (Mark 12:41-44).

“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?” Proverbs 24:10-12

“Let the Dead Bury their Dead”

“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.” John 17:9

The earliest believers gave nothing to the world (Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-35, etc.). Our priorities are to be Jesus and His people.

“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:10

Let me say this on a personal level: Millions of people give to the political causes you may be involved with. Very few give to the work of Christ. People have no idea how scat the war chest is when you are doing Christ’s Gospel work. It’s astounding actually. The world doesn’t lack people who give or mountains of money. No, instead they just keep on creating more things to use that money on, including giving their CEO and others huge salary increases.

If God’s people were stewarding HIS resources correctly, as He instructed, would His work be so pitifully underfunded?

They gave to the body of Christ and the workers, the labourers of the LORD Jesus instructed us to pray the Father would send forth (Matthew 9:35-38).

Many who claim to be following Christ are more than willing to fight for their temporal freedom in their temporal country and yet have for years done little or nothing to “fight the good fight of faith” for their own relationship with Christ and for others to be saved, forgiven, and made free by the Savior (1 Timothy 6:12).

They speak of freedom for their country more than Christ. True freedom and forgiveness of sin come from Christ alone. Also liberty in His Holy Spirit are the gift of God who gave His only begotten Son on the cross for our sins (Matthew 26:28; Luke 4:18; John 8:31-32, 36; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 John 4:4; Revelation 1:5, etc.).

Many claiming to be saved participate in political movements more than the Great Commission mandate Jesus gave His body. They will travel many miles and freely give their life, time, and treasure for a political cause and yet won’t even ask God to use them to lead their next-door neighbor to Jesus or support His work. Bad fruit. This is the sin of idolatry, spiritual adultery. There’s no true freedom in that which truly matters outside of our Maker, Jesus Christ (John 8:36). And anyone who doesn’t know Him (isn’t born again) does not have a clear conscience, and therefore will forfeit all that is good, all pleasure, all delight, all bliss, and everything good for all eternity.

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:  1 Timothy 1:5

The body of Christ is here on earth to preach Christ’s kingdom which is the only eternal kingdom. “Let the dead bury the dead” Jesus says (Luke 9:60). Meditate upon and perhaps study that truth.

“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:59-62

Let the world do the world’s work. Let those living in the flesh do that which is of the flesh. Read Romans 8 and Galatians 5.

Jesus is saying to us to let the wicked do the work of this temporal, fallen, fleeting world.  Let them donate their time and money. But “I want you to go do my work, to go preach Christ’s Gospel or you will clearly prove you are of the world and not of Christ. The way we spend our time and money, our resources, is a direct reflection of the priorities of our heart (Matthew 6:19-21).

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” 1 John 2:15-17

Our LORD Jesus gave us His Great Commission and He is holding us accountable and expects us to participate in fulfilling it, as we are crucified with Christ and raised up in the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8).

 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I come to You in Jesus name, and in repentance. I have clearly sinned against You. I have loved myself and therefore this fleeting world more than You. I here and now ask You to forgive my evil heart, my sinful rebellion, and my utter disobedience to what You told me to do in Your Word. Please break and cleanse me dear LORD. From this moment forward, I am all Your LORD Jesus. Please use me mightily for Your eternal glory. In the name of Jesus, amen.

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15

Gospel laborers are the most important workers in the earth – and the least rewarded (for now) and most despised. They do the only eternal work – feeding His sheep and carrying the message of Christ’s Gospel to the lost. Jesus instructed us to ask the Father to send forth His laborers into His harvest, right? Yes (Matthew 9:35-38). Are you praying for Gospel laborers and supporting them in HIS work for the feeding of His beloved sheep and winning the eternal souls of men to Him?

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Abiding

The Weapons of Our Warfare [podcast]


Fighting Vertically (seeking His face continually) Guarantees that God will take care of the Horizontal

Your ground game will never work until you push praise to the One who made and saved you. Today is your day to train upward. The outward will follow. Verticaly praise to our LORD guarantees horizonal victory. The cross.

“Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.” Psalms 149:5-9 

Dealing a crushing blow to your enemies – sin and Satan – requires kisses blown to Jesus Christ, the “first love” of your life! (Revelation 2:4-5) Like David, it will be the worshippers who will be God’s warriors!

“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” Psalms 2:12

Seeking the face of the LORD is to be “continually.” The victory Jesus died to procure for you, to bless you to walk in, will evade all who do not “seek his face continually.”

“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.” 1 Chronicles 16:11 

The only way to get up swinging, get up winning, is to set your heart to seek the face of your Savior! Simple prescription. Do it. Your plan is set in stone. You arise each morning with joyful praise, hands and heart and tongue pointed, aimed at Heaven, lifting the name of Jesus Christ!

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.” 1 Chronicles 16:22

The only ones the LORD is going to powerfully use to “build” His kingdom in the hearts of men, are those who “set” their soul to seek His holy face.

Is your obedience being fulfilled? Are you filled with love and therefore obedience to the Savior?

The “weapons of our warfare” are:

  • The Word of God (Ephesians 6:17).
  • Prayer and persistence in prayer (Luke 18:1-8; 1 Thessalonians 5:17).
  • The name of Jesus (Acts 14:13-14; 16:23-24; Acts 3:16, etc.).

OUR GREATEST WEAPON IS THE WRITTEN WORD, PRAYER, AND THE NAME OF JESUS SAINTS. FRET NOT.

In the wilderness Jesus defeated the enemy by speaking forth the Word (Luke 4). He pulled out specific ammo for the enemy to address specific attacks, On all points, against every weapon of the enemy, Jesus had ammo with the devil’s evil name on it. And in doing so, He gave us the knowledge and example of how the enemy is defeated in our own lives. The Word of God is “mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” and is “sharper than any twoedged sword” (2 Corinthians 10:4; Hebrews 4:12).

Studying, knowing the Word of God is like building the military, the arsenal of your life, in order to defeat the enemy. Without a strong arsenal of weapons and ammo, and the expert ability to use those weapons, you will be naked in the battle and lose. God’s Word is your arsenal – that which you have in you – the knowledge and performance thereof. Nothing is more important to your life today than seeking God in His Word and prayer. Jesus is Heaven’s Mighty Warrior, He is “a man of war” and is coming back “in flaming fire…” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 19:11-16, etc.).

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12

We are in a war and must fight to win! “FIGHT the good fight….”

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 

Jesus demonstrated exactly what “the weapons of our warfare” are when He faced Satan in the wilderness. That weapon is the Word of God.

David, who was first a worshipper, was also an expert warrior. His life is a great example to the New Testament saint. David was learning to walk with the LORD, faithfully seeking Him in the pasture as he tended to sheep. He was building up his arsenal. And because he truly knew and sought the LORD, having been diligently training for warfare, the LORD, who is “a man of war,” directed him in choosing the specific ammo from His arsenal to take out Goliath (Exodus 15:3).

The “good soldier of Jesus Christ” is entrenched in the business of war, of winning the war. His Master, Jesus Christ, has never lost – and never will. Yet that blessing is reserved exclusively to those of His saints, His holy soldiers, who “strive lawfully.”

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.” 2 Timothy 2:3-5 

Striving “lawfully” simply means striving or working God’s way, according to His instructions and wishes, and not your own. Such includes to:

  • “endure hardness.”
  • realize you are a “soldier” which means you are in a war.
  • not be entangled with this world.
  • seek to please the LORD, who is “a man of war” and has chosen you to be His “soldier,” waging His war.

The LORD has and is bringing His true disciples to the understanding that this truly is a WAR, a fight to the death. You must “FIGHT the good fight of faith” or you will be a needless casualty of war! (1 Timothy 6:12) And so a military, a militant stance, posture, must be assumed by the disciple who will endure to the end (Matthew 10:22; 24:10-14, etc.).

 

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A Fresh Look at Jesus’ 7 Letters to the Churches [podcast]


Did Jesus tell even one of the seven churches He addressed that they are as sure for Heaven as if they were already there due to being initially saved by Him?

Did Jesus give conditions for being with Him in eternal glory?

Can someone please help me figure out where un-conditional eternal security/OSAS fits in with the 7 letters of Jesus to the churches of Asia? Is it anywhere mentioned? No.

Can anyone find OSAS/eternal security in Jesus’ 7 letters to CHURCHES in Revelation 2 and 3? No. No such thing. Instead He gives conditions to overcome, to endure to the end, to abide, remain, and continue in Christ, in faith and obedience.

No such thing as “eternal security” in Christ’s kingdom until AFTER you are in Heaven. Such heresy is the bait of Satan as it was in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:17 > 3:4). Only moral cowards who make excuse for sin instead of being crucified with Christ daily as Jesus commanded. Bite on this bait (Luke 9:23-25). Eternal hell awaits. Time to repent and get “honest” (Luke 8:15).

Satan’s First Doctrine is a Lie. Yet Many Claim it’s Part of the Gospel of Jesus. Beware of these Wolves.

No such thing as a born again AND presently abiding saint who is not fruitful, who is not bearing good fruit. Otherwise why did Jesus instruct His people to know themselves and others “by their fruit”? See Matthew 7:16, 19. Such a notion as is heretical. Anyone who Jesus saves and then they don’t endure to the end, they don’t continue abiding in Christ, is no longer the LORD’s and going to hell. Read John 15:1-6 and stop believing the Devil’s very first lie—OSAS (Genesis 2:17; 3:4).

“If a man abide (continue, remain) not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.” John 15:6

WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR MIND beginning to make excuse for sin, you KNOW it’s your un-crucified flesh and Satan that are in control. You know then that repentance, re-turning to the LORD who is Holy, is necessary.

“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” James 1:13-15

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13

When you are tempted to believe in the satanic heresy of “eternal security,” otherwise known as “once saved always saved (OSAS),” you know SATAN is seeking to seduce you (Genesis 2:17; 3:14).

Concerning these 7 letters of Jesus to the churches, one source notes the following:

“Revelation chapters 2 and 3 contain seven individual messages from Jesus Christ to seven historical churches in Asia Minor. The letters share a common pattern: an address to the church’s angel, a description of Christ, an evaluation of the church’s spiritual state, a call to repentance or perseverance, and a promise to those who overcome.”

Overview of the Letters

  • Ephesus, Pergamum, Sardis, and Laodicea receive direct rebukes for forsaking their first love, tolerating false teachings, dead orthodoxy, or lukewarmness, alongside urgent calls to repent.
  • Smyrna and Philadelphia face intense tribulation or persecution yet receive no rebuke, and are encouraged to hold fast to their faith. 
  • Promises to Overcomers: Each letter concludes with eternal assurances for “him that overcometh” such as the tree of life (Revelation 2:7), the crown of life (Revelation 2:10), and exemption from the second death (Revelation 2:11).

    The Notion of Eternal Security Expelled

    Some interpret the repeated conditional commands to “overcome” and “hold fast” as evidence that eternal salvation requires ongoing faithfulness and endurance to the end, suggesting that warnings against unrepentance involve real spiritual risk rather than unconditional security.”

    For Example, Jesus’ letter to the church at Sardis:

    “And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
    2  Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
    3  Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
    4  Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
    5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
    6  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Revelation 3:1-6

    Also:

    “… confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22

    “And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved …. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22; 24:13

    Concerning Jesus’ 7 Letters and OSAS, once commentator notes:

    “The seven letters of Jesus in Revelation 2-3 challenge absolute eternal security (“once saved, always saved”) by repeatedly commanding repentance, warning believers that unfaithfulness carries severe consequences, and conditioning eternal promises on actual endurance. 

    Warnings and Conditions in the Letters

    • Ephesus: Jesus warns that if the church does not repent for leaving its first love, He will “remove thy candlestick out of his place” (Revelation 2:5). [1]
    • Smyrna & Philadelphia: The promise of the crown of life and inclusion is explicitly tied to being “faithful unto death” (Revelation 2:10) and holding fast what they have “that no man take thy crown” (Revelation 3:11). 
    • Thyatira: Jesus warns He will cast those committing adultery into great tribulation and will “kill her children with death” (Revelation 2:22-23). 
    • Sardis: Jesus tells those who do not watch that He will come upon them “as a thief” (Revelation 3:3).
    • Laodicea: The lukewarm church is threatened with rejection: “I will spue thee out of my mouth” (Revelation 3:16). 

      The Promise to the Overcomer

      • In every letter, rewards like eating from the tree of life or being clothed in white raiment are promised specifically “to him that overcometh” (Revelation 2:7, 3:5).
      • Supporters of eternal security point to Christ’s assurance in Sardis—“I will not blot out his name out of the book of life” (Revelation 3:5)—as proof of permanent keeping, while critics argue the conditional phrasing implies names can be blotted out for failing to overcome.”

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      Exhort One Another Daily [podcast]


      “But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:13

      “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:22-25

      Saints, let’s always remember that other disciples have the SAME exact iniquitous flesh to deal with daily as we do (Genesis 6:5, 12; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3, etc.). They are just like us – absolutely wicked and depraved without the present working of the saving grace of our God at work in us! (Romans 7) Each of Christ’s followers are like us, working out their own salvation with fear and trembling as the LORD works in them both to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:12-13).

      “We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” Romans 15:1

      “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:1-2

      Let’s lift up our LORD’s disciples instead of wrongly judging them in our attitudes, etc. Seeing and treating them with God’s love is important ( 1 Peter 4:7-8; 1 John 4:7-8, 16-18; 5:1, etc.).

      “And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.” Zechariah 7:10

      “Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.” Romans 14:19

      “Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

      DOES the Bible tell us to “Go make disciples” OR to “Teach others God’s Word”? Interesting. Does the Bible Ever Say “Go Make Disciples”?

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